Overview
- The strike hit a tent used by journalists outside al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, killing two correspondents and three cameramen.
- The Israeli army confirmed it specifically targeted Anas al-Sharif, labeling him a Hamas "terrorist" cell leader disguised as a journalist.
- Al Jazeera identified the other victims as correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa.
- The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned what it calls a defamation campaign and demanded an independent investigation into press-freedom violations.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered expanded embedding of international media under military control across the Gaza Strip.